Can I stomach voting for Steve 'Bloke' Bullock as Mayor, after all the crap decisions he's made re swimming pools, schools, Convoys, etc? But can I stomach a Lib Dem or Tory mayor as a result of not voting for him? I'm going to vote independent first choice, and hold my nose and go Bullock second preference.

I used to live in the People's Republic of Telegraph Hill, it was really satisfying that the protest vote candidates not only got in each election but consistently did a good job.

Now I'm in Glasgow I'm supposed to have a clue who to vote for, as we have the Scottish Parliament elections as well as the local elections. So far my list says "Not Tommy Sheridan". Sigh. All the others are various combinations of smug and/or incompetent, I'm veering towards the LibDems for the first time ever and it's really sticking in my craw :(